noun
- a place where ropes are made
- roguish or mischievous behavior
Usage: archaic; informal
Examples
- The old ropery by the harbor employed dozens of workers.
- Ships would dock near the ropery to purchase new rigging.
- The abandoned ropery still smelled of hemp and tar.
- His constant ropery got him into trouble with the teacher.
- The children’s ropery included hiding the teacher’s chalk.